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San Francisco Set to Deploy “Smart Parking” SFPark Wi-Fi System

The twisting, hilly streets of San Francisco are difficult enough to navigate without having to worry about a parking problem. Unfortunately for San Francisco residents, a parking crunch is exactly what’s happening. The city’s doing what it can to alleviate the problem, and that includes a $95.5 $23 million program called SFPark that will convert 6,000…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Aldrin Blames Lack of Interest in Space Program on Science Fiction

Forget shifting priorities or a de-emphasis on science education; this week, Buzz Aldrin told the Sci Fi Channel that the real culprit behind youth disinterest in space exploration is none other than science fiction. Et tu, Buzz? After the jump, find out why Aldrin is taking the genre to task. The one-time lunar explorer claims…

io9 Lauren Davis

Floating, Off-Roading, BB-Shooting RC Tank Delivers Beer, Removes Eyeballs

We think Danbar Toys has a winner on its hands today with this $92 amphibious BB-shooting RC tank, with cupholders. I mean, what better way to cap off a beer-fueled barbecue than with a remote-control tank that can go anywhere, turn on a dime, and take people’s eye balls as war trophies at the same…

Tech News Jack Loftus

The i8510: Samsung’s 8 Megapixel S60 Slider

If the rumor mill is correct, Samsung is cooking up a new Symbian S60 slider dubbed the i8510 with some serious specs under the hood-including an 8 megapixel camera. The full list of specs are impressive, and would definitely pose a threat to the upcoming Nokia N96 if it is the real deal. The full…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Are Stormtroopers Making America Safe For Fascists?

They were the result of cloning a bounty hunter to create a mindless, obedient army beloved by millions… But is there a hidden dark side to the soldiers of the dark side? One blogger feels that there’s something very wrong indeed about America’s unspoken love of the Stormtrooper. Dave Lartigue, of the Dave Ex Machina…

io9 Graeme McMillan

UPDATE: Steve Wozniak (With Posse) Has Space Saved In Line at San Jose iPhone 3G Launch

UPDATE: Crisis averted, it seems. Comments on and about the original CNet article, including from Steve Wozniak and Leo Laportly, indicate that Woz waited from 4AM until the doors opened at 10AM. All the people in line Friday morning before Woz arrived had agreed that it would be fine if he went into the store…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Wall-E Catches Broadway’s Ear

Everyone expected Pixar’s Wall-E to do well at the box office, but very few expected there to be talk of a spin-off project less than a month after the movie’s release. Not that the spin-off being discussed is something that anyone could’ve seen coming… unless they were paying attention to Broadway forty years ago. Find…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Lego Minifig Ice Pop Mold Makes Something Cool Even Cooler

As you wait for your eggs to boil, timed perfectly with your Lego minifig egg timer, why not throw down a few minifig-shaped ice pops to stay cool? With this $13 tray from Lego, that wild fantasy can become a reality, today. The silicon tray makes three minifig ice pops, which you can eat or…

Tech News Jack Loftus

New Xbox 360 60GB Model, 20 Gig Going For $299

Well, the worst kept secret of E3 is out in the open this morning as Microsoft confirmed the 20GB Xbox 360 will now feature a new retail price of $299. The $50 price cut is meant to clear inventory, and make room for a new a 60GB console, which will go on sale in the…

Tech News Jack Loftus

MobileMe OS X Update Available Now (Again)

With yesterday’s bumps mostly smoothed out, and MobileMe live for a straight day, Apple is apparently comfortable enough to push the MobileMe OS X update back out. (It was pulled after going up briefly on Wednesday.) Interestingly, it’s version 1.1. Hit Software Update to get the party started, and let us know how it goes.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Where Was This Picture Taken?

How many times have computers in science fiction done things that computers cannot do, like enhancing the resolution of an image from a security camera or picking out a perfect recording of a background conversation in a crowded room? Well, it turns out that we might be underestimating our software engineers after all. Two researchers…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel

Poker Bot Knows When to Hold ‘Em, Knows When to Fold ‘Em

Looks like the day when we all hang out with robots that smoke cigars, throw back drinks and win all our money in poker is edging closer, now that programmers at the University of Alberta have created a Hold ‘Em-playing software that can beat poker professionals. The Polaris software was pitted against Poker pros like…

Artificial Intelligence Elaine Chow

Where Hellboy Came From, And Where He’s Going

So by now, I’m sure that you’ve all rushed out to see Hellboy II: The Golden Army and become enamored with Guillermo Del Toro’s imagery (if not his writing). But you may have left the theater wondering, what’s the story with Hellboy anyway? That’s where we come in. Under the jump, a brief history of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

NASA Wind Map Shows You Where The Greatest Gusts Blow

In an effort to figure out the best areas to harvest wind energy, scientists from NASA’s Earth Science Division have used several years of QuikSCAT satellite data to produce some pretty awesome looking wind power density maps. According to them, if the areas with high wind power-an average wind of greater than 30 knots (45…

Tech News Elaine Chow

AquaRain Bath Fountain Puts on a Show Using Your Bathwater

I’ve never found bath time boring enough to need a water fountain and a light show, but in case you hate not being reminded of the Bellagio every time you step into the tub, the AquaRain is here to allay your washroom ADD. The AquaRain floats in your bathtub and pumps bathwater through its jets…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Autism Genes Are Linked to Early Learning

Most studies of autism link it to genetics. The condition is often referred to as the “geek syndrome” because some studies have shown a high incidence of autism in areas like California’s Silicon Valley, where highly technical people are having children together. Scientific studies have backed up the idea that autism is genetic, identifying several…

io9 Annalee Newitz

3GTV Is Hoping To Make You Miss Doctor Who A Little Less

Now that Doctor Who has, to all intents and purposes, left our screens until 2010 (Yes, I know that SciFi still has a few episodes left of the current season, and that there are four specials starting this December), you may be wondering what can fill the void left behind? Under the jump, we look…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Intel Health Guide Lets Doctors Check Up On You Electronically

Intel’s taking some serious steps into the medical world with its just-FDA-approved Intel Health Guide, an 8lb gadget that functions as a personal health care system. The Health Guide includes a small touch-screen PC running Windows XP and a web portal that helps connect patients and doctors. The computer can be used to remind patients…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Sony Teases New Centrino 2 Notebook Line for Monday

Sony Style has posted a teaser on its front page promising that the company’s going to drop some knowledge on Monday at 9PM. Chances are, it’s about Sony’s new Centrino 2-based VAIO line, which should offer better performance while consuming less power than its older models. Laptops rumored to be featured include the company’s first…

Gadgets Elaine Chow

How Will Smith Will Save Hollywood

With the continued, somewhat inexplicable, success of Hancock, it seems that the only constant in Hollywood math is “(Will Smith) + (4th of July Weekend) x (Genre Movie) = $$$.” Bearing that in mind, we thought that it’s be kind of us to demonstrate to some stalled SF movie projects just to how to use…

io9 Graeme McMillan

San Francisco Set to Deploy “Smart Parking” SFPark Wi-Fi System

Aldrin Blames Lack of Interest in Space Program on Science Fiction

Floating, Off-Roading, BB-Shooting RC Tank Delivers Beer, Removes Eyeballs

The i8510: Samsung’s 8 Megapixel S60 Slider

Are Stormtroopers Making America Safe For Fascists?

UPDATE: Steve Wozniak (With Posse) Has Space Saved In Line at San Jose iPhone 3G Launch

Wall-E Catches Broadway’s Ear

Lego Minifig Ice Pop Mold Makes Something Cool Even Cooler

New Xbox 360 60GB Model, 20 Gig Going For $299

MobileMe OS X Update Available Now (Again)

Where Was This Picture Taken?

Poker Bot Knows When to Hold ‘Em, Knows When to Fold ‘Em

Where Hellboy Came From, And Where He’s Going

NASA Wind Map Shows You Where The Greatest Gusts Blow

AquaRain Bath Fountain Puts on a Show Using Your Bathwater

Autism Genes Are Linked to Early Learning

3GTV Is Hoping To Make You Miss Doctor Who A Little Less

Intel Health Guide Lets Doctors Check Up On You Electronically

Sony Teases New Centrino 2 Notebook Line for Monday

How Will Smith Will Save Hollywood

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